# Ft and in dimension notations not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262 "2025-03-27T02:45:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JRRYAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JRRYAN](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JRRYAN)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/1 "2025-03-27T02:45:49Z")

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I can’t get the dimension text to fill out correctly in ft and inches. Previously it would allow me to enter it in xx’ xx" format. But now it just tells me there’s a syntax error. Not sure if I’m doing something wrong or the latest update broke this feature.

I’m on an iPad Pro, iOS 18.3.2

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**Author:** ![JRRYAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JRRYAN](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JRRYAN)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/2 "2025-03-27T13:30:48Z")

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I don’t know if this is a hack or intended usage of the new variable dimension dialogue, but I can input ft and in if I write it as an equation, like this: xxft + xxin

I very much preferred the old dialogue for dimensioning, and while I understand the usefulness of variables, I would like to have the option to turn them off and just input a fixed number without having to resort to math to do so.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/3 "2025-03-27T15:42:52Z")

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Are you sure the previous version let you input 12" or 1’ ? I still have the previous version and there is no way to input " or ’ it was only feet or inch couldn’t combine both.

Feet or Inch was chosen in the dimension settings and if you choose inches you had to type 12 not 1’ because no way to input " or ’

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**Author:** ![JRRYAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JRRYAN](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JRRYAN)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/4 "2025-03-27T18:16:24Z")

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Yes, the dialog box was different. It had a predefined space for ft and inches, and fractions. Now it only recognises decimal integers.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/5 "2025-03-27T18:29:04Z")

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You are correct, I only worked in Inches so I never noticed the different calculator, if you change to Feet you get both ft. and in.

In Inches

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/5/b567eb6961b1e763772ea7827ac06b73a896eee9.jpeg)

In Feet

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/2/623a3e335f50569e7a0c410531571647cc1cb750.jpeg)

I also recommended some calculator changes here:

> [@Easier way to select between ( ) in the calculator also for the Imperial Users](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/easier-way-to-select-between-in-the-calculator-also-for-the-imperial-users/37204):
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> The problem that this feature will solve: On the a tablet its a pain to select between ( ) can we have a quick selection switching buttons. What can’t you achieve without this feature? Hard to select dimensions, breaks your flow.

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**Author:** ![JRRYAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JRRYAN](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JRRYAN)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ft-and-in-dimension-notations-not-working/37262/6 "2025-03-28T13:00:11Z")

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This is what the calculator dialog shows on my iPad:

 ![IMG_0455](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/6/56dec8bd0ce4a0551993e48352d72379e5e97270.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0456](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/5/15ac4f6cb3915277b269f56d81a0f7beb4703436.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0459](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/5/858657143aed7654eb42841323dbed8ea319fe06.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0458](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/8/78b0769bf3cce124a334b9d6c47ea44100afa430.jpeg)